Novels like Starting from Scratch: Three Years Flipping Little Boxes Made Me a Millionaire
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- 151 She Works as a Maid for a Shenzhen Tycoon 她在深圳豪门做保姆 After her husband divorces her, a nurse from a small county town heads south to Shenzhen to support her child and put her younger brother through school. After losing her job, she is hired as a nanny by Miss Chen, a wealthy heiress. She goes through being framed, misunderstood, dismissed, earning her first savings, suffering a miscarriage after being beaten, and heartbreak. In the end, she marries a local bachelor and becomes the leading lady of a wealthy family. As Miss Chen’s nanny, she witnes 6.3kReads9.2Score75414d adds
- 152 Little Seedling Beneath the Shade 树荫下的小禾苗 Miao Yihe loses part of her memory in a car accident, including memories of her high school deskmate, who always looked out for her. But the connection between two people never really goes away. After all the twists and turns, they meet again. Lin Mingyue says he's the shade beneath a vast forest; Miao Yihe says she's a little seedling striving to grow. It was all meant to be. Lin Mingyue cherishes his little seedling, and she loves and supports herself too. They don't ask for much: a cozy littl 164Reads9.4Score—14d adds
- 153 A Lifetime of Humiliation, All for the Day of Reckoning 半生忍辱只等清算时刻 As a child, he lost his mother, who called him a good-for-nothing, and his father, who was useless alive. He barely survived the beatings and abuse from his stepfather and the others. Later, he discovered that his father hadn't actually died by suicide. He endured countless humiliations, and over 37 years, through patience and cunning, rose from an insignificant nobody to a wealthy power broker. He pulled off a breathtaking comeback! He spent half his life enduring humiliation, not just to survi 32Reads—Score—14d adds
- 154 Goddess Yang Chengcheng's Journey to the Mortal World 女神杨橙橙凡间降落之路 Female lead: Yang Chengcheng. Male lead: Yun Feng. This story is divided into three volumes. Volume One has ten chapters. Three years after Yang Chengcheng and Yun Feng break up, Yang Chengcheng meets Yang Long on a blind date. After a series of upheavals in his family, Yang Long’s sincerity finally moves her, and the two get married. Volume Two is told through flashbacks. At seventeen, Yang Chengcheng meets Yun Fengye, an art studio teacher. They are drawn to each other and fall in love. They s 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 155 Panpan, I Love You. You Need to Know That 盼盼,我爱你,你要知道 Chang Panpan was born in 1989 in a village in northern China. She studied hard, but still couldn't escape having to retake the college entrance exam. After a year of preparation, she was admitted to a Project 211 university in Beijing, where she met Wu Xiaoyang and continued to grow... 92Reads—Score—14d adds
- 156 Those Years Working in Lingnan 岭南打工那些年 This work is a realistic urban novel based on my own experience of heading south to Guangdong for work in the late 1980s. It might be more accurate to call it a memoir of migrant work than a novel. The characters are all based on my colleagues, fellow villagers, and friends I knew well! I chose to write in the first person so that everyone in these pages would feel vivid and real, with a soul of their own. I hope readers will find the voice warm and familiar as they read or listen in their spare 18.5kReads9.3Score1.7k14d adds
- 157 Hidden Warmth 藏温 "Second Chance at Love | Both Leads Are Each Other’s Only One | Both Academic Standouts | HE" Ten years ago, Wen Xiangyi called her family in tears, only for him to overhear her. There would have been nothing wrong with him overhearing her. Except she was complaining that a classmate farted way too much... She started taking detours whenever she saw Jian Yun. One day, at a friend’s birthday party, he suddenly asked, “Is it really so scary that I like you?” - Ten days after graduation, she fi 204Reads—Score—14d adds
- 158 My Heart Fluttered, So I Made a Move! 心动了,行动了! Title: My Heart’s Racing, So I’m Making a Move! Also known as Adult Love: Flirting with Passion and Desire. [Urban life + Workplace + Contemporary romance + Sweet romance + Mutual devotion + Happy ending + Strong female lead + Two powerful leads] Starting from nothing, she grew from a saleswoman into a domineering CEO. Rising from humble beginnings, a bar singer became a legendary singer and award-winning actor. They met when they had nothing. After one passionate night, she ran away. Ten years 1.2kReads9.0Score11914d adds
- 159 After the Real and Fake Heiresses Became Friends 当真假千金友好相处以后 [Shen Nian'an × Pei Shuchen, Both Top Students] [Shen Youyou × Si Jinnian, Childhood Sweethearts] Synopsis One: Three days ago, Shen Nian'an was still known as Xiang Wan. Shen Nian'an had known for a long time that she wasn't her parents' biological daughter, but she never imagined her birth parents would be members of the wealthy Shen family of the capital. Of course, like in most stories about the real and fake heiresses, there was also a fake heiress in the family: her younger sister, Shen Yo 1.1kReads—Score12614d adds
- 160 Stop Chasing the School Beauty, She's the Trouble-Maker Upstairs 别追校花了,她是我楼上的麻烦精 (A newcomer’s very first book! The rating just came out, and it’s climbing fast!) [Youthful angst + school life + slow pace + plenty of sweetness and heartbreak + fantastical romance + transmigrate and reincarnate] I, Ye Yunxiu, barely got into Clover No. 1 High School with the very last score in my class. I came here for only one reason, and I had three things to do: Find Miss Gardenia… find Miss Gardenia… or maybe… “Miss Gardenia?” It was raining on my first day in Nanjing, and I met my 375Reads8.3Score10014d adds
- 161 The Sassy Sister and Her Rascally Husband 飒姐,痞夫 A female surgeon and a male psychologist find their way to each other. At their first meeting, he lets himself into her home and says, “You take care of the outside, and I'll take care of the inside.” She is bold and spirited, but carries hidden wounds. He is a roguish ray of sunshine who openly warms and heals her. You head west to conquer, while I rely on Nan; we seem completely mismatched, going in opposite directions. He had loved her for a long time, through all the days no one knew about. 397Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 162 Great-Aunt Xile's Happy Life 姑奶奶喜乐的幸福生活 Home is a sheltered harbor, and family is always there to support you. This is a story about three generations of the Song family living happily in an old building on Tianjin's Five Avenues. It features Tianjin's delicious food, as well as the family's joys and sorrows over the past thirty years. 757Reads9.1Score10414d adds
- 163 When Ji Comes, Make Yourself at Home 季来之,则安之 As the empire teeters on the brink of collapse, Ji Shuhe sees through her fiancé’s false affection and turns around to marry Ji Bai. She intends for them to spend their lives treating each other with polite respect, but finds herself falling deeper and deeper under his doting care... 126Reads—Score—14d adds
- 164 My Campus Life at a Certain Men's Technical College 我在某男子技术学院的校园生活 I recorded every little detail of my campus life. Half a lifetime has passed, and it all feels like a previous life now. Classes, sports, clubs, romance, and even a national debate competition. I only went as a substitute and never got to compete, but apart from not studying hard, I can say I have no regrets. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 165 A Young Man’s Tale of Youth 少年青春物语 [Childhood Friends] + [Youth on Campus] + [Ensemble Cast] + [Coming-of-Age Healing] + [Everyday Youth] This is a long story that follows Wang Ke’s growth from elementary school through college. Someone once asked Wang Ke, “Hey, you and Yue Siyan are so close. You must have known each other for a long time, right?” Wang Ke answered, “Of course! We’ve known each other since elementary school.” But their story began much earlier. Wang Ke just doesn’t remember. Long ago, Yue Siyan couldn’t find her 28Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 166 They've Got It All Under Control Ta手拿把掐 Shen Qing has no grand ambitions. She’s young, but all she wants is to take it easy. She doesn’t really care whether her guesthouse makes money, as long as she has enough to eat, warm clothes, and a good night’s sleep. That is, until she meets Xu Wang in a town called Zaosheng, where there isn’t a single jujube tree. He can do just about anything under the sun... The first time they meet, he’s a tricycle driver giving people rides, and his bizarre driving nearly throws her out of the vehicle. Th 547Reads8.7Score11214d adds
- 167 I Escaped the Mountains 我逃出了大山 I Escaped the Mountains 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 168 Fading Lights Upon the Sea 海上灯火阑珊 This is a story about music, dreams, and love. Yang Cheng, a musician who left his hometown of Shanghai for Beijing, staking everything on his dream, was crushed by powerful industry interests, betrayed by his lover, and had his work stolen. His heart completely broken, he slunk back home. After withdrawing from the noise and ruins of the music scene, he couldn't bring himself to return to his family and lived alone in a rented place, sinking into despair. In the apartment he shared with others, 26Reads—Score—14d adds
- 169 After Being Driven Mad, She Took Revenge on Her Whole Family 被逼成疯批后,她报复了全家 [Revenge] [Both Leads Are Each Other's First] [Redemption] [Feel-Good Story] [Happy Ending] To seize the Su family's wealth, Chen Wei, a man who married into the family for money, plotted to kill his father-in-law and mother-in-law, then pushed his wife down the stairs. His daughter, Su Ying, had the surname Su, not Chen. To him, that was a disgrace. Her very existence constantly reminded him of the humiliating days he had spent in the Su family. So he wanted to get rid of her as soon as possibl 7.6kReads8.3Score46814d adds
- 170 Professor Lin from a Poor Family 寒门林教授 [No System + No Rebirth + Poor Family + Inspirational + Tearjerker + Passionate + Nostalgic + Suitable for Middle Schoolers] Education is the fairest thing in the world. Lin Dongsheng, a student from a poor family, unexpectedly discovers that he has an extraordinary memory. Though he usually doesn't even dare eat his fill, he changes his fate through his studies, achieving one miracle after another. He wins prize money at all kinds of competitions, eventually gets into Tsinghua University, becom 8.7kReads7.7Score56114d adds
- 171 After the Divorce, I Fell for My Sister-in-Law 离婚后,爱上了小姨子 [Multiple heroines + urban life + workplace + comeback + twins + mystery of birth] Mu Yan is a live-in son-in-law, but after his business venture fails, the Lan family looks down on him. His wife, Lan Xin, chooses to divorce him, while her twin sister, Lan Rui, reveals her feelings and stands by Mu Yan through everything. They weather storms, endure heartache, clear up misunderstandings, and finally find happiness together. 843Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 172 We Agreed to Date, Not Move In Together. Why Are You Taking This Seriously?! 说好只交往不同居,你咋玩真的! (One female lead + urban slice of life + mutual flirting and pursuit + workplace wish fulfillment + no System) After getting involved with a pure yet alluring goddess right from the start, Gu Ming was immediately branded a kept man. Burdened by an unspoken difficulty, he had no choice but to propose a hasty arrangement in order to convince her to agree. "We can date, but we don't live together. That's not an unreasonable request, right?" Instead, he got nothing but mockery and contempt from her. 567Reads—Score12014d adds
- 173 Reborn, Yet Still Unable to Resist 重生,依然无法抗拒 [A solemn statement from the author] This is a fictional work set in a bygone era. All characters and events are artistic inventions. Any portrayals of historical figures or events are imaginative, entertainment-oriented speculation based on publicly available information, and do not constitute factual statements. They have no connection to any real people or events. Please do not assume otherwise. 1.7kReads—Score—14d adds
- 174 Summer Tangerine Through the Seasons 夏橘的春夏秋冬 On a bright morning, a girl named Xia Ju transferred to a new school. Teacher: “Gu Bei, she’ll be your new deskmate from now on.” The boy nodded. Xia Ju looked at him. He was an exceptionally handsome boy. From that day on, the two of them were never apart again. A sweet romance from school days to the wedding aisle. 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 175 Tales of a Youngster from Haikou 海口少年旧事 Haikou, Hainan, 2011. A boy leaning on crutches walks into the high school division of Haixiu High. His mother leaves him with the words, “You can only rely on yourself,” then drives away in a Mercedes-Benz S350. He has no money, no reputation, and no one to back him. With a storm brewing, he’s determined to forge his own path despite the cold stares. But school is a battleground, where the weak are bullied and mocked. There’s no such thing as an easy youth. “I know exactly what I want, but the 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 176 The Crush Hidden in an Eraser 藏在橡皮里的喜欢 The most moving part of youth has never been a grand declaration of love. It’s the affection hidden in all the little details. If you’ve ever had a crush on someone, you’ll understand all the sweetness and bittersweet ache in A Crush That Tastes Like Lemon Soda. There’s no golden finger and no melodramatic misunderstandings, just an ordinary girl and the top student in her year, whose seven-year journey from a crushed eraser brings them slowly closer, quietly falling for each other until their l 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 177 I Turned My Vegetative Wife's Workplace Upside Down 我替植物人老婆整顿职场 The protagonist is a top student and highly educated, but his day job is backbreaking construction work. He married a perfect wife, and their life together was pretty good. But one day, disaster struck: his wife attempted suicide and became a vegetable... After learning that workplace bullying had driven his wife to take her own life, “I” quit my day job and successfully applied for a position at her former workplace. With my own hard work and the help of a mysterious System, I track down the pe 45Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 178 The Campus Belle Has Had Eyes Only for Me Since Freshman Year 高一开始就被校花独爱 [Single heroine] + [School life] + [No System] + [Ensemble cast] + [Slow pace] (The rating just came out and is expected to rise.) Listen, Obligate, Value, Excite. English teacher Li Manni slowly breaks down the foundations of an intimate relationship: Listen with care to each other's troubles, take responsibility willingly, cherish the little moments you share, and accept each other's flaws. After explaining the deeper meaning, Li Manni picks up the eraser and wipes away the latter half of each 806Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 179 The Plains' True Colors 平原底色 Beginning in the twenty-first century, this novel follows Fang Lizhu, a child of the post-80s generation growing up in the rural Jianghan Plain of central China. Through Fang Lizhu's education, work, and the many people he meets and events he experiences, the novel portrays how life has changed for people across the plains since the start of the new century. It also depicts the many ways ordinary people respond to sweeping changes in a new era and a shifting social landscape: the choices they ma 17Reads—Score11414d adds
- 180 I Want Your Persona 你的人设我要了 Strong Bro vs. Gifted Sis A light ensemble cast, slow-burn, with no contrived misunderstandings Jiang Chi never imagined that all it would take was a nap in the library for him to switch bodies with a girl from his class who got average grades. Just as he feared losing his hold on first place in the year, he watched her confidently step up to receive an award with a report card showing scores more than twenty points higher than his own. Wait, is this right? 71Reads—Score—14d adds
- 181 Forty and Bewildered: A Single Mother and a Shattered Elite 四十有惑:单亲妈妈与破碎精英 At forty, all that remains of his life is a countdown. With a promise to meet again at seventy, she tries to bring light to his shattered world. Shi Xiaoran, a divorced mother, discovers on her first day at her new job that her boss is a “monster”: he gives her lessons, assigns her homework, and treats her as his successor. Only later does she learn that this elite managing director, whom his subordinates call “Jiang the Butcher,” is trapped by a fortune told twenty-two years ago. Paroxetine is —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 182 Back at Eighteen, I Have No Choice but to Make a Comeback! 重返十八,我只好逆袭! [Reborn in College]+ [Urban Slice of Life]+ [Business and Making Money]+ [Youth and Campus]+ [Multiple Heroines]+ [No System] Lin Mo is reborn, back in the summer of 2011. He’s returned to the best age of all: eighteen. This time, he’ll live a more exciting and freer life. 939Reads7.2Score10614d adds
- 183 No Lamps, No Moon, So What? 无灯无月又何妨 If two hearts understand each other, what need have they for lamps or moonlight? If one day we’re caught in the same snow, then we’ll have shared a lifetime of gray hair. Even if we lived together in perfect harmony, there would still be regrets! May you weather every storm and still keep the light in your eyes, never straying from your original purpose. 35Reads7.6Score—14d adds
- 184 An Yu's Wall 安屿的墙 (Slow-burn romance / Secret Crush + Regret + Modern Romance + Long-Distance Love + Youth) Tang Yu'an and Su Yan, a love that missed its chance for four years. When Su Yan had a secret crush on Tang Yu'an, another man entered her life, and Tang Yu'an learned how to use people through that man. In the end, fate gave them another chance, only for everything to fall apart again the morning after a tender night together. Will Su Yan and Tang Yu'an ever make it to the end together? No one knows. 50Reads—Score—14d adds
- 185 A Depressed Person's Soliloquy 抑郁者的独白 An inner monologue from someone living with depression. Just as her life was about to wither away, the will to live drove her to break free with all her strength from the invisible chains holding her back. Suddenly, she understood that there are many ways to live. This book can also be seen as the author's own journey of redemption and healing through a life on the road. It also introduces the scenery and local culture of the places she visited. 47Reads—Score—14d adds
- 186 A True-Love Warrior's Adventures in Society 纯爱战神社会历险记 Beijing suburbs, 2006. A beat-up van, a guy at the wheel, the school beauty in the front seat, and 17-year-old Chen Mo in the back. He didn't dare look at her. All he could do was breathe in the scent of cream-cake shampoo in her hair. Whenever the van jolted, her hair brushed his face, and he sat rigid, afraid to move. Back then, he thought liking someone was enough. Then the school beauty pulled out a brand-new tarot deck and asked him to read her love fortune. He thought she was finally looki 13Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 187 One Glance, A Lifetime of Love 一次回眸,一世情 [Workplace Romance] + [Modern Romance] + [Family] + [Love at First Sight] + [Secret Crush] This is a tangled love story between one woman and three men. Ouyang Bo, a top student from a prestigious university, gives up his promising future to follow her to a remote mountain village and continue a love they both chose. Cheng Xi, the city’s top official, remains true to his first love for twenty years, letting the feelings sparked by their first meeting deepen into a profound love. Rich and handso 1.7kReads9.4Score21714d adds
- 188 Ye Wenwen's College Life 叶雯雯的大学生活 [Sweet youthful romance + campus love] Ye Wenwen is a sophomore who unexpectedly gets pregnant. Zhou Chuan is the child’s father. She takes a leave of absence to give birth to her son, then returns to school. Will fate be kind to her? What lies ahead for her...? 603Reads—Score—14d adds
- 189 The Shanhai Relic Scroll and the Moonlit Eyes 山海遗卷惊月瞳 Long ago, Yu the Great tamed the floods and traveled the world, creating the eighteen volumes of the Classic of Mountains and Seas, which recorded every treasure under heaven, along with spirits and strange beasts. People longed to see them, but few could find a way. Recently, rumors suddenly spread that Yu the Great had hidden another volume outside the collection. Whoever found it could enter the secret realm of the Classic of Mountains and Seas. Before long, merchants, bandits, and poachers a 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 190 My Beloved Has Waited So Long 良人久候 [Marriage before love + whirlwind marriage + sweet mutual devotion + everyday life + romance and marriage + love that grows over time] (The leads aren’t exceptional prodigies, princes, or princesses. They’re ordinary working stiffs: no wish fulfillment, no grand romance, just a realistic story.) A sweet romance that starts bitter and ends sweet. After setbacks at work leave Bai Zhanying physically and emotionally exhausted, she returns to her hometown, only to face her parents’ relentless pres 13.8kReads9.0Score1.7k14d adds
- 191 Men’s Forbidden Zone 男人禁区 A wisp of fragrance brushed gently across Zhang Yijin's face. “Ah, where am I?” A beautiful young woman lay in Zhang Yijin's arms, smiling at him. “Brother Jin, we're in a hotel room.” “What? No way. How did we end up together?” Looking at his ex-wife's best friend, Zhang Yijin was completely bewildered. “You got drunk, so I brought you to the hotel!” As she spoke, the beauty leaned close to Zhang Yijin's ear and whispered softly. Suddenly, Zhang Yijin remembered his situation: he had cancer, hi 16Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 192 A Bittersweet Campus Romance 校园苦涩爱情 This is a campus romance about a boy and a girl whose misunderstandings lead them from dislike to love, and eventually to a bitter breakup. It reminds us that sometimes, once you miss your chance, you miss it for a lifetime. Treasure everything you have now. 70Reads—Score—14d adds
- 193 Springtime on the Branches, a Bright Day Ahead 枝头春意告景明 [Sweet Campus Romance] [One-on-One, Both Leads Have No Past Relationships] [Bittersweet First Love] [Warm Everyday Life] [Reconciliation with Family] [Ensemble Friendship] After her father dies suddenly, He Zhiyi is forced to face her shattered family and a cold, uncaring reality. Introverted, sensitive, and fragile, she lives alone in an old apartment block, resisting life's hardships with stubbornness and silence. During the darkest stretch of her youth, Gao Jingming, a boy whose sharp tongue 182Reads—Score—14d adds
- 194 I Became a Billionaire, but They Sent Me to a Mental Hospital 成了亿万富翁,我却被送进精神病 In the early 1980s, Dugu Feng's father lost his iron rice bowl, and the family was so poor they could barely put food on the table. With no other choice, Dugu Feng gritted his teeth and took his whole family out to do backbreaking labor, starting by taking on the small construction jobs no one else wanted from contractors. He was an honest man who never cut corners, and his work was excellent. Little by little, he made a name for himself in the trade. From a small-time contractor to founding a 253Reads7.7Score12414d adds
- 195 Twelve Years Until the Snow Melts 雪融十二载 Cool, aloof top student × Gentle, ambitious boy A mutual secret crush spanning twelve years. She was an isolated island; he was a glimmer of light. She was frozen for twelve years; he pursued her for twelve years. He used her as his guiding star, drawing closer step by step. Because of him, her ice melted, and her heart slowly stirred. Snow falls without a sound, but love leaves its mark. After twelve years of waiting, at last they stand side by side. Leaning against his shoulder, she sudde 33Reads—Score—14d adds
- 196 Survival Journal: Back to the World of Ordinary Life 求生日记:重返烟火人间 Not a wish-fulfillment story, no cheat powers, no rebirth: a realistic struggle to survive against the odds. An innocent only daughter meets the ultimate scumbag. He tricks her into love, saddles her with debt, then runs off, delivering a triple blow. She tries to take her daughter into the lake with her, but survives. Having died once, she finally comes to her senses. There’s no one to catch her when she falls and no one to save her. Every meal and every bit of warmth must be earned with her ow 5.6kReads8.8Score39214d adds
- 197 The Night Is Hungry, and There’s No Escaping His Possessiveness 夜色贪婪,逃不开他的占有 After her fiancé and best friend joined forces to take everything from her, Su Xiaoran fell from the clouds into the mud. In her moment of despair, she stumbled into Gu Haifeng's arms. The man gripped her chin and said in a low voice, “From today on, you're mine.” The scumbag and the bitch? She'll make sure they lose everything and end up disgraced! As for this powerful tycoon? Su Xiaoran only wants to run, but he pins her in a corner, possessiveness overflowing. “Running? Where do you think you 614Reads—Score—14d adds
- 198 Never Mess with a Pisces Woman 千万不要招惹双鱼座女生 [Workplace] [Urban Life] [Marriage Before Love] Mumu is a Pisces woman who entered the workplace with two labels already attached to her: timid and easy to bully. But no one knows that beneath the soft exterior of a Pisces lies the heart of a great demon king. When everyone thinks she’ll be swallowed up by the workplace, Mumu proves to the world through her actions: Don’t make a Pisces cry, because once she’s done crying, it’ll be your turn. This novel could also be called Mumu’s Rise to the Top 134Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 199 A Middle-Aged Woman's Reckless Years 中年荒唐的女人 The story is about Yang Liu, an ordinary woman from the bottom of society. Hardworking and capable, she refuses to settle for an ordinary life, but ends up making a complete mess of things, surrounded by chaos and constant commotion... 2.7kReads8.6Score22414d adds
- 200 The Stubborn Childhood Friend: Brother Lu Was the One Who Fell First 嘴硬青梅:是陆哥他先动的心 [A new author and a new novel. Not a wish-fulfillment story, no System, no one reborn.] [Both leads are inexperienced in love; one-on-one romance, a little angst and lots of sweetness, with a focus on everyday life.] [Everyday life, Chinese-style school setting.] When Lin Jing starts at Experimental Middle School, she has two wishes. First, she hopes no one finds out that the aloof heartthrob Lin Yi is her older brother! Second, she wants to stay far away from Lu Yun. She manages to keep her fir 67Reads—Score—14d adds

















































